Chuck Person vs. Isaiah Thomas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Isaiah Thomas and Chuck Person, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Chuck Person played 13 years in the NBA, 1 more than Isaiah Thomas, who played 12. Chuck Person had the first of his seasons in 1986-87, while Isaiah Thomas had his rookie season in 2011-12. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Chuck Person 13 8 1986-87 to 1999-00
Isaiah Thomas 12 4 2011-12 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Chuck Person Isaiah Thomas
Season 1986-872011-12
Team Indiana PacersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Person 82 36.0 18.8 2.0 6.2 8.3 3.6 1.1 0.2 2.6 3.8 7.7 16.6 .468 0.6 1.7 .355 2.7 3.6 .747
Isaiah Thomas 65 25.5 11.5 0.7 1.8 2.6 4.1 0.8 0.1 1.6 1.9 3.9 8.8 .448 1.3 3.4 .379 2.4 2.8 .832
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Person 4 39.8 27.0 1.5 6.8 8.3 5.0 1.3 0.5 3.8 3.5 9.5 18.5 .514 0.5 2.0 .250 7.5 9.8 .769
Isaiah Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Chuck Person Isaiah Thomas
Season 1987-882012-13
Team Indiana PacersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Person 79 35.5 17.0 2.2 4.6 6.8 3.9 0.9 0.1 2.7 3.4 7.3 15.8 .459 0.7 2.2 .333 1.7 2.5 .670
Isaiah Thomas 79 26.9 13.9 0.4 1.7 2.0 4.0 0.8 0.0 1.8 2.1 4.6 10.5 .440 1.5 4.1 .358 3.2 3.6 .882
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Person ------- --- ----------
Isaiah Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Chuck Person Isaiah Thomas
Season 1988-892013-14
Team Indiana PacersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Person 80 37.7 21.6 1.8 4.7 6.5 3.6 1.0 0.2 3.9 3.5 8.9 18.2 .489 0.8 2.6 .307 3.0 3.8 .792
Isaiah Thomas 72 34.7 20.3 0.7 2.3 2.9 6.3 1.3 0.1 3.0 2.6 6.9 15.2 .453 1.8 5.1 .349 4.8 5.7 .850
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Person ------- --- ----------
Isaiah Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Chuck Person Isaiah Thomas
Season 1989-902014-15
Team Indiana PacersPhoenix Suns, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Person 77 35.2 19.7 1.6 4.1 5.8 3.0 0.7 0.3 2.2 2.8 7.9 16.1 .487 1.2 3.3 .372 2.7 3.5 .781
Isaiah Thomas 67 25.8 16.4 0.5 1.8 2.3 4.2 0.9 0.1 2.1 2.2 5.0 11.9 .420 1.9 5.2 .373 4.5 5.2 .868
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Person 3 41.0 13.3 2.0 4.7 6.7 4.0 0.3 0.0 1.3 3.7 5.7 15.0 .378 0.3 3.3 .100 1.7 4.0 .417
Isaiah Thomas 4 29.8 17.5 0.3 2.8 3.0 7.0 0.8 0.0 3.5 2.5 4.5 13.5 .333 0.8 4.5 .167 7.8 8.0 .969

Season 5

Chuck Person Isaiah Thomas
Season 1990-912015-16
Team Indiana PacersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Person 80 32.1 18.4 1.5 3.7 5.2 3.0 0.7 0.2 2.3 2.8 7.8 15.4 .504 0.9 2.5 .340 2.1 2.9 .721
Isaiah Thomas 82 32.2 22.2 0.6 2.4 3.0 6.2 1.1 0.1 2.7 2.0 7.2 16.9 .428 2.0 5.7 .359 5.8 6.6 .871
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Person 5 38.4 26.0 0.6 5.0 5.6 3.2 1.0 0.0 2.4 3.0 9.6 18.0 .533 3.4 6.2 .548 3.4 4.2 .810
Isaiah Thomas 6 36.7 24.2 0.3 2.7 3.0 5.0 0.7 0.8 2.3 3.0 7.8 19.8 .395 2.2 7.7 .283 6.3 7.8 .809

Season 6

Chuck Person Isaiah Thomas
Season 1991-922016-17
Team Indiana PacersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Person 81 36.1 18.5 1.4 3.9 5.3 4.7 0.8 0.2 2.7 3.0 7.6 15.9 .480 1.6 4.4 .373 1.6 2.4 .675
Isaiah Thomas 76 33.8 28.9 0.6 2.1 2.7 5.9 0.9 0.2 2.8 2.2 9.0 19.4 .463 3.2 8.5 .379 7.8 8.5 .909
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Person 3 39.3 17.0 0.3 2.7 3.0 2.3 0.7 0.0 2.0 3.7 6.3 15.7 .404 1.7 5.0 .333 2.7 4.0 .667
Isaiah Thomas 15 34.7 23.3 0.3 2.8 3.1 6.7 0.9 0.1 3.3 2.3 7.4 17.4 .425 2.4 7.2 .333 6.1 7.4 .820

Season 7

Chuck Person Isaiah Thomas
Season 1992-932017-18
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesCleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Person 78 38.3 16.8 1.3 4.3 5.6 4.4 0.9 0.4 2.8 2.5 6.9 16.0 .433 1.5 4.3 .355 1.4 2.2 .649
Isaiah Thomas 32 26.9 15.2 0.5 1.6 2.1 4.8 0.5 0.1 3.0 1.8 4.9 13.2 .373 1.7 5.9 .293 3.7 4.1 .893
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Person ------- --- ----------
Isaiah Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Chuck Person Isaiah Thomas
Season 1993-942018-19
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Person 77 26.4 11.6 0.7 2.6 3.3 2.4 0.6 0.2 1.6 2.1 4.6 10.9 .422 1.3 3.5 .368 1.1 1.4 .759
Isaiah Thomas 12 15.1 8.1 0.4 0.7 1.1 1.9 0.4 0.1 1.5 1.4 2.8 8.3 .343 1.0 3.6 .279 1.4 2.3 .630
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Person ------- --- ----------
Isaiah Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Chuck Person Isaiah Thomas
Season 1994-952019-20
Team San Antonio SpursWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Person 81 25.1 10.8 0.6 2.6 3.2 1.3 0.6 0.1 1.3 2.4 3.9 9.3 .423 2.1 5.5 .387 0.8 1.3 .647
Isaiah Thomas 40 23.1 12.2 0.3 1.4 1.7 3.7 0.3 0.2 1.9 1.9 4.4 10.7 .408 2.0 4.7 .413 1.6 1.9 .816
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Person 15 17.2 5.0 0.1 1.7 1.8 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.4 1.5 1.8 5.1 .351 0.9 3.0 .289 0.5 0.7 .727
Isaiah Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Chuck Person Isaiah Thomas
Season 1995-962020-21
Team San Antonio SpursNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Person 80 26.6 10.9 1.0 4.2 5.2 1.3 0.6 0.3 1.1 2.5 3.9 8.8 .437 2.4 5.8 .410 0.8 1.3 .644
Isaiah Thomas 3 16.0 7.7 0.3 1.0 1.3 1.7 0.3 0.0 2.0 1.0 3.0 9.0 .333 1.0 4.0 .250 0.7 0.7 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Person 10 28.4 12.1 0.5 3.5 4.0 1.6 0.2 0.3 1.1 3.2 4.1 7.7 .532 2.5 4.7 .532 1.4 1.7 .824
Isaiah Thomas ------- --- ----------

Note: Chuck Person didn't play in 1996-97.

Season 11

Chuck Person Isaiah Thomas
Season 1997-982021-22
Team San Antonio SpursLos Angeles Lakers, Dallas Mavericks, Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Person 61 23.9 6.7 0.3 3.1 3.3 1.4 0.5 0.2 1.1 2.0 2.3 6.5 .359 1.6 4.5 .344 0.5 0.6 .757
Isaiah Thomas 22 15.2 8.4 0.2 1.1 1.3 1.5 0.3 0.2 0.7 1.5 3.0 7.6 .401 1.3 3.8 .337 1.0 1.2 .846
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Person 9 21.9 5.8 0.0 3.0 3.0 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.7 1.7 2.0 5.9 .340 1.6 4.4 .350 0.2 0.2 1.000
Isaiah Thomas ------- --- ----------

Note: Isaiah Thomas didn't play in 2022-23.

Season 12

Chuck Person Isaiah Thomas
Season 1998-992023-24
Team Charlotte HornetsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Person 50 19.8 6.1 0.3 2.3 2.6 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.8 1.8 2.2 5.8 .388 1.1 3.1 .350 0.5 0.6 .750
Isaiah Thomas 6 3.2 1.3 0.0 0.0 0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.7 .300 0.3 0.7 .500 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Person ------- --- ----------
Isaiah Thomas 1 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 .000 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 13

Chuck Person Isaiah Thomas
Season 1999-00-
Team Seattle Supersonics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Person 37 9.2 2.8 0.2 1.3 1.4 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.3 1.5 1.0 3.3 .301 0.6 2.6 .253 0.1 0.2 .500
Isaiah Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Person 2 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Isaiah Thomas ------- --- ----------